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Curvature in metabolic scaling

Smooth curvature is an important rival to a fixed hinge. A straight line or hinge fit alone cannot identify a unique biological mechanism.

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Tom Kolokotrones; Van Savage; Eric J. Deeds; Walter Fontana (2010). Curvature in metabolic scaling. Nature 464, 753–756.

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DOI: 10.1038/nature08920

Smooth curvature is an important rival to a fixed hinge. A straight line or hinge fit alone cannot identify a unique biological mechanism.

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